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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
condescend \con`descend"\, v. i. imp. p. p. condescended;
p. pr. vb. n. condescending. f. condescendre, ll.
condescendere, fr. l. con- + descendere. see descend.
1. to stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to
waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate
one's self to an inferior. "condescend to men of low
estate." --rom. xii. 16.
1913 webster
can they think me so broken, so debased
with corporal servitude, that my mind ever
will condescend to such absurd commands? --milton.
1913 webster
spain's mighty monarch,
in gracious clemency, does condescend,
on these conditions, to become your friend.
--dryden.
1913 webster
note: often used ironically, implying an assumption of
superiority.
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those who thought they were honoring me by
condescending to address a few words to me. --f.
w. robinson.
1913 webster
2. to consent. obs.
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all parties willingly condescended heruento. --r.
carew.
syn: to yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.
1913 webster condescendence
see also:
condescended condescending descend
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